Creative Music Composition: The Young Composer's VoiceCreative Music Composition is designed to be an introductory textbook for music students. "Creative composition"-composing in your own style, rather than in the style of a composer of the past-is embraced by music educators not only for composition students, but for beginning performers and music educators, and is often offered to all music students and non-music majors who wish to enhance their musical creativity. With 25 years of experience teaching fledgling composers, the author tackles the key ingredients that make for successful composition, including: stimulus to the musical imagination; discussion of a variety of current musical languages; analysis of many examples from contemporary scores; technical exercises; suggestions as to how to start a composition; structures; and examinations of works from particular genres. Wilkins covers several musical languages, from folk and popular to serialism; analyses various rhythmic forms; suggests approaches for composing for a variety of instruments, from traditional to electronic ones, as well as for the human voice; addresses the nuts and bolts of score preparation; and offers career advice. For all composition students-and for music students in general-Creative Music Composition offers a clear and concise introduction that will enable them to reach their personal goals. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 Young Composers and a Creative Environment | 7 |
Getting Started | 15 |
TraditionalInvented | 23 |
Multiplicity of Styles | 43 |
Chapter 5 Technical Exercises | 103 |
Chapter 6 Exploring Instruments | 117 |
Chapter 7 Composing for Traditional Ensembles | 151 |
Chapter 8 Composing for Voices | 199 |
Chapter 9 Composing for a Monodic Instrument | 235 |
Chapter 10 Moving Ahead | 255 |
Bibliography | 267 |
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Back Cover | 295 |
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